Here you can find out what is happening ahead of time.

 This Week

Term 4: Sunsmart Term - sunhats to be worn by all outside

• Thursday 26 October - Whītau School Board Meeting 4pm
  

• Friday 27 October - 8.30am: St Chad's Church/KidsCan Breakfast Club in the School Hall

• Friday 27 October - Sport Festival Trips at Heathcote Valley - Year 0-2 8.50am- 10.30am; Year 3-4 10.15am-12.30pm and Year 5-6 12.15am-2.30pm

• Friday 27 October - Board Family Fun Night Picnic 5pm - 7pm 

Coming Up

• Tuesday 31 October - Senior Athletics Day (Years 4-6) (PP day Friday 03 November)

• Wednesday 01 November - 9am-12.15pm Final rehearsal for the Whītau School Senior School Choir for the Christchurch School Music Festival. Children need to be at school by 8.10am please 

• Wednesday 01 November - 6.30pm Whītau School Senior School Choir performing at the Christchurch School Music Festival Night in the Town Hall 

• Monday 06 November - Gold Awards Learning Celebration Assembly 9am

• Tuesday 07 November - SEZ Athletics Day, Hansen Park (20 children to attend) 

• Monday 13 November - Rooms 12 & 13 Beach Education at Waimairi Beach

• Tuesday 14 November - Rooms 4 & 5 Beach Education at Waimairi Beach 

• Wednesday 15 November - Rooms 6 & 7 Beach Education at Waimairi Beach

• Thursday 16 November - Tamai Schools STAFF ONLY MoE Curriculum Day at Te Waka Unua School. Whītau School and all Tamai schools closed for instruction

• Friday 17 November 2023 - School closed for Canterbury Anniversary Public Holiday

• Monday 20 November - Rooms 8 & 9 Beach Education at New Brighton Beach and Rooms 10 & 11 at Waimairi Beach

• Monday 20 November - 12.45pm Top Team Event at Te Aratai College for Year 6 students attending next year (own transport required)

• Tuesday 21 November - School Photos from 9am. Class and Individual photos.

• Thursday 23 November - 9am-10.30am Year 6 testing at Te Aratai College (own transport required)

• Thursday 23 November - Whītau School Board Meeting 4pm  

• Thursday 23 November - Grow Waitaha Digi Awards Evening

• Friday 24 November - RNZ Ballet Hansel & Gretel for Year 2 - 6 - as this is an extracurricular activity there is a cost of $5.00 per child to attend. Limited to the first 100 students who return their notice and money to the School Office

• Monday 27 November - Rooms 2 & 3 Beach Education at New Brighton Beach

• Thursday 30 November - Rooms 14 & 15 Beach Education at New Brighton Beach

• Friday 01 December - Junior Athletics Day - Years 0-3

• Wednesday 06 December - 12.00pm MASH Tough Kids Years 3-6 (approximately 50 children to attend), South New Brighton Park $10 per child to attend - further information to come

• Friday 08 December - Linwood Woolston Rotary Student Honour Roll Awards-Tāne & Anna

• Friday 08 December - End of Year School Reports and Student Self Assessments go home

• Friday 08 December - 5pm-6.30 pm Whānau Christmas Picnic

• Monday 11 December - Year 6 Leavers Day Celebration - note change of date!

• Tuesday 12 December - Junior Prizegiving 9am (Kākano and Kehakai)

• Wednesday 13 December - Senior Prizegiving and Year 6 Leavers Farewell (Karawhā and Kōrari). FINAL DAY OF SCHOOL FOR 2023

• Thursday 14 December - Staff Only Day. School closes for 2023

Weekly Happenings

Everyday

Our school grounds and School Office open at 8.30 am.

No students onsite before 8.30 am, please.

Our school grounds and School Office close at 3.15 pm.

Mondays

9.00 am: Whole School Assembly

Whānau is welcome to attend.

Wednesdays

8.30 am: Te Mapua/KidsCan Breakfast Club in the School Hall

Thursdays

Weekly School Newsletter sent home via Seesaw

Fridays

8.30 am: St Chad's Church/KidsCan Breakfast Club in the School Hall